We are excited to be launching Ritual a new ceramic collaboration with Andrea Roman inspired by starting each morning clear of mind with an acceptance for what the day holds celebrating the rituals and moments that the beginning of each day brings. Each piece has its own unique landscape and the way Andrea represents the rocks soil sand and mud in every item she makes is simply stunning. The four piece collection made up of a ceramic cup breakfast bowl incense holder and match striker will…

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50 Scariest Books of All Time: The Ritual, Adam Nevill Campers in the woods is a pretty standard horror convention, sure, but this version is guaranteed to give you the creeps. You�ll rush to the finish � in a warm, well-lit place, of course.

The Apache Sunrise Ceremony celebrates a girl becoming a woman. Girls prepare for the ritual for six months or more. During the ceremony, which can last four days, the girls sing, pray, run, and dance, often for hours without stopping. Here, a girl from the White Mountain Apache tribe in Arizona is blessed with pollen, symbolizing fertility.

Loutrophoros, South Italian red figure ware, Apulia, South Italy, 330 BCE Elegantly decorated with narrative zones: upper scene of Zeus, Aphrodite, Cupid; lower scene of seduction of Leda by Zeus as a swan with Hypnos (sleep) nearby. This type of vase was used for the ritual wedding bath; it was also a grave marker for unmarried women. Credits: Ann Raia, 2007.